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Rio Chiquito: Healthcare & Safety

Healthcare in Rio Chiquito is anchored by 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations.

Hospitals & Facilities

1 hospitals within range (534.8 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (1)

LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER HOME
5055887717 · 17333 US HIGHWAY 64, Tierra Amarilla NM 87575 · 87575

Hospitals (1)

PRESBYTERIAN ESPANOLA HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospitals · 1010 SPRUCE STREET, ESPANOLA NM 87532 · (505) 753-1502 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Rio%20Chiquito&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Rio%20Chiquito&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Rio%20Chiquito&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Rio%20Chiquito&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Rio%20Chiquito&state=…

Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state

Public Health Indicators

County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.

Cdc Birth Rate · Fips35039
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips35
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips039
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyRio Arriba
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate22.8%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci19.10
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci27.00
Cdc Mortality · Fips35039
Cdc Mortality · CountyRio Arriba County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralMicropolitan
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,421
Cdc Vaccination · Fips35039
Cdc Vaccination · CountyRio Arriba County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct95.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct83.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct56.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201938,921
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K21,299 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.3%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month5.0 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.9 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K135 per 100K
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci124.09
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci147.55
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed6,176,205
Vaccination State · Administered4,750,638
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients1,989,307
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct94.9%
Vaccination State · Series Complete1,582,545
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct75.5%

Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Environmental Health

Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).

Air Quality · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI359
Air Quality · Good air-quality days252
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days104
Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups)3.0 days/month
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded108
Air Quality · Median AQI74
Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days356
Climate · Avg Temp F42.90
Climate · Annual Precip In24.90
Climate · Station NameBATEMAN
Climate · Station Distance Miles7.4 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations287
Flood risk · Risk levelhigh

Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Other

Va Facilities (2)

Espanola CCBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Espanola · NM
Taos CCBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Taos · NM
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)12
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities16
Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities4
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes10
Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes2
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle9
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle3
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K39.60
Usda Food Atlas · Fips35039
Usda Food Atlas · CountyRio Arriba County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts9
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi6
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi6
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi36,459.50
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi30,410.38
Health Data · Access222.90
Health Data · Arthritis19.40
Health Data · Binge12.90
Health Data · Bphigh27.60
Health Data · Bpmed52.10
Health Data · Cancer4.60
Health Data · Casthma9.10
Health Data · Chd5.80
Nearest Urgent Care · NameVALLEY FIRSTCARE URGENT CARE
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance12.0 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameEL CENTRO FAMILY HEALTH COYOTE COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance22.6 mi
Pharmacies · County total3
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count6
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents320.90
Safety Score · Crime Levelvery low crime

Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12